gomuti
[gәu'mu:ti]
桄榔(亚)
桄榔纤维



gomuti
[ noun ]
Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago
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Gomuti \Go*mu"ti\, n. [Malayan gumuti.]
A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained
from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, {Metroxylon Sagu},
and {Arenga saccharifera}, of the Indian islands. It is used
for making cordage. Called also {ejoo}.